"porrection" meaning in English

See porrection in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: porrections [plural]
Etymology: Latin porrectio: compare French porrection. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|porrectio}} Latin porrectio, {{cog|fr|porrection}} French porrection Head templates: {{en-noun}} porrection (plural porrections)
  1. (archaic) The act of stretching forth. Tags: archaic

Inflected forms

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